Hadendoa

Hadendoa
Regions with significant populations
 Sudan63,000 (2012)[1]
 Eritrea20,000 (1970)[2]
 EgyptUnknown
Languages
Beja (Bidhaawyeet)
Religion
Islam[3]
Related ethnic groups
Other Beja

Hadendoa (or Hadendowa) is the name of a nomadic subdivision of the Beja people, known for their support of the Mahdiyyah rebellion during the 1880s to 1890s.[4] The area historically inhabited by the Hadendoa lies today in parts of Sudan, Egypt and Eritrea.

  1. ^ "Sudan". Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Languages of Eritrea". Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  3. ^ Orville Boyd Jenkins, Profile of the Beja people (1996, 2009)
  4. ^ Martin, Hugh (1899) Kassala: An Historical Sketch in The United Service Magazine. London: William Clowes & Son. 1899. pp. 58–.